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TO-NIGHT, at Eight.-102d REPRESENTATION of the WORLD of MAGIC.—Miss ANDERSON, the Second-sighted Sybil.—Prices, h 3., 25., and 3s. To be ,• secured at ST. JAMES'S HALL, Piccadilly. The Great Rope Tying Mystery and Cabinet Seances. by Miss Lizzie Anderson and Mr. Sutton, will terminate the Programme every Evening and Saturday Afternoon. THIS DAY at 3 and 8 o'clock p.m., and every Day and Evening this week, at ST. JAMES'S HALL, Piccadilly. COMMODORE NUTT & MINNIE WARREN. V Rest Man and Bridesmaid to GENERAL TOM THUMB PulA WIFE, will give T 0 LEVEES daily, and appear in a l!relange of Songs, Dances, Duets, &e. &. Change of Pro gramme at each Levee. Admission, is. and 24. ; reserved stalls, Ss. each. Children under 10 years of age half-price in 2 s , ant 3s. places. • In a few days will be publ , shed, in a handsome 4to Volume, with a Portrait of Mr. Leech, price 215., ir _ATER PENCILLINGS FROM PUNCH. .14 By JOHN LEECH. With Explanatory Notes by MARK LEMON, Editor of Punch. 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Ci,r;I:GYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and Co. arc publishing an entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FURNISHLNG GUIDE, illustrated by4lo scim -able engravings of every description of Furniture and .6easteads, with prices attached. A copy sent gratis and post-tree on application. This costly work also contains lomplete estimates for furnishing on the following revised sale A Six-roomed Parsonage £74 3 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto ........ A TvOchre-roomed ditto Together with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valnable inforrnationto all requiring household furniture, '4,rpets, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, Wells. Oxford. Brighton, Gaineborough, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington, Croydon, Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. A tban'e, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 o,her places in all parts of Great fire' _ • COl3 BETT and CO.. General House Furnishers, Deptford bridge. London. S.E. DARIS.—THE GRAND HOTEL, Boulevard des Capualnes, Place de Nouvelle Opera, opposite the nue de la Pais, and near the Theatres. _ Has been cn 'ened since July, 1862. It contains 701 pert.' rooms, prices from 4fr. to 25fr. ; 70 drawing-rooms, ft om,gr. to 30fr. ; a magnificent salon, capable of dining more,than 300 persons, :end where there is a table d'hôte at six o'clock. Dinners and breakfasts are served 'a la carte in the coffee rooms, as we 1 as in the apartments.. There is a -eading ,oom with the best English and foreign papers and publica tions, a music-room and a arawing-room for the use of tra vellers without any additional charge. There are also baths, billiard-rooms, smoking divans, post-office ; Dabs, carriages, and omnibuses going to the railway station... The servants speok all languages. This superb Hotel, possessing all tha , modern luxury and comfort can combine, and situ ited in the most fashionable part of Paris, is recommended to the atten tion of travellers. Independently of their Two Hotels, the Commute Immo bine re has eathbt shed an exten aive Private Furnished House on the Boulevard des Capucines, opposite the Rotunda of the Grand Httel, where Families can reside as in their own private residences, and where they may rely upon finding the almost comfort. ROYAL GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION. R. and Mrs. GERMAN REED, with Mr. JOHN PARRY, will appear in THE RIVAL COM POSERS (for a limited number of representations). To be %flowed by THE BARD And HIS BIRTHDAY. (Mr. and, GERMAN REED). Shakespearian Visions of Rosa lind, Witch, Touchstone, and Ariel, illustrated by Mrs. Ger tlan Reed. Conc uding with MRS. ROSELEA.I AT THE O EA.-S IDE, by Mr. JOHN PARRY. kvery Evening (except Saturday) at 8. A Morning Eepre mentation every Saturday, at 3 o'clock. Unreserved seats, is. and 28. • stalls, Is. ; stall spring chairs, ss. stars may be secured in advance, without fee, at the Gallery T 1-1 E 0X F 0 6, OXFORD STREET, W. R D, The Oxford and Canterbury ITAII Company (limited). ORPHEFI AUX ENFERS (OffPnhach's brilliant Opera Comiquel, is achievine an unprecedented success. Vide, the Song : of ficcotia ;" •• rite Hymn to Bacchus ;" and the spirited "Elilliho " Chorus, by Eurydice, Diana, Cupid, and horns; the side-splittinc , "Couplets," by Mi nerva , Diana, Venus, Cupid, Pluto, an d Chorus ; a- d final Minuet L and Glop. Principal characters by Misses Russell, Fitz henry, Barrie, Tyrrell, and Walmsley; Messrs. Greene and tascelles. " Nothing can be prettier of its kind; nothirg can go with greater spirit or be more heartily enjoyed by the audience." --A.thenmum. Musical Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. THE DESCENT OF MERCURY, by Mr. Jas. Talliott. LE mONSTRE CIIARME, by M. SILVESTRE. The D'AUBANS in their famous Character Sketches „Poinedy, by Mr. WIL LIAM RANDALL, Mr. GASTON 4 41 ,11 R RAY, LITTLE 808, and all the procurable Talent of ule day. Instrumental Solos, &a, Arc. Admission — Area . 6d. ; stalls and balcony, ii. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. ANTERBURY HALL. The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited). PE {{FUME and BOUQUET, the NEW OPTICAL MIX- ~, lON in wh'ch the whole resources of the establishment are "'ought into requisition, written by Mr. W. F. Vandorvell. The usual Operatic Selections, the Anthropophaginian, Wondrous by Mr. W. Randal', T. Stacey, W. Hilton, and the "ondrous Indian Rope Trick by Messrs. W. Hilton and Comic Il'ustrations of Negro character by LITTLE 808. Admission—Area, ed.; Stalls and Balcony, is. ROYAL CAMBRIDGE MUSIC HALL, Commercial-street, Shoreditch. (Close to the Great Eastern Terminus'. Sole Proprietor, Mr. G. W. NUGENT. SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS UP TO CHRISTMAS. Operatic Selections, &o. Prima Donna, Miss ELIA:- ON. The Comic, strength of the Company includes ANNIE I., I )AMS, NELLY POWER, J. G. FORDE, WEST, GEO. VEYBOURNE, Mr. HERBERT, J. F. ALEXANDER and ii wi n e ; LES FRERES CAVALLINI, N a poreat Italian 4 , , wns and Gymnasts, from the Cirqueleon, Paris, Llieir first appearance in England. Permanent prices —Area, 4d. ; baloony, 6d. ; stalls, Is. Manager and Conductor, Mr. C. GRE VILLE. • ..._ ATADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, established 29 years at the Bazaar. Baker-street. e„EW AD DITION.—A Full-length PORTRAIT MODEL t ,IILLER, taken from life, and corrected from the Cast jVcen by Doctor Donovan, of the Phrenologictl School, 111, ""Pand, is now added to the Chamber of Physiognomy. Open from 11 a.m. till dusk, and from - ill 10 p.m. Admittance, One Shilling; extra rooms, Sixpence. ....... ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Piccadilly. t ,LEVY, the celebrated Pa,gaffni Cornet, will play during 4 t e week guar's' Waltz, Wapping Old Stairs, Sally in our h i es Faust and other novelties Lugi Curti, Chef d'Or v-Lestra, has arranged for this oces . sion selections from Tro 'gore, Martha, Huguenots, with a series of new dance music. Admission, One Shilling. Manager—M. GRENET. 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A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says : " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn, I com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with latted Wicks, patented.. 2s. 2d. per lb. Ordinary quality .. • • • • .. is. Od. per lb, VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality , .. .. .. .. Is. sd. per lb Second quality .. • • •• • • .. ls. 3d. per lb. Third quality ........is. ld. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 1730). The largest 'Establishment in England for the Manufacture of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar. THE BENEFACTOR OF THE SKIN.—. MQLLAIID'S perfumed Toilet Sulphur Soap and Cream, highly patronised by the faculty, nobility, and gentry. 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The genuine are a square green package. with " William Lambert," engraved on the stamp. rflE E T ESKELL'S PATENT,—The IL exclusive right to this Patent was cecured to Mr. Eskell, of Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square, by her Ma jesty's Royal seal (July 17, 1860), and can only be procured at his residence, where specimens maybe seen, and every infor mation can be obtained. Under this Patent, Artificial Teeth, to last a lifetime, are made, and fitted in a few hours without pain or extractions. They support loose teeth, and protect tender gums ; their resemblance to nature is perfect and un detectable. and they are guaranteed for mastication and articulation. Treatise on the subject sent for seven stamps. Consultations free. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. "Mr. Fakell, dental-surgeon, has succeeded in producing artificial teeth, and so construoti , ig them that they last their• purpose a lifetime. . . . The process has been patented, and promises to be most valuable."—Court Journal, August 4, 1860. "A surpr'sing novelty in the adaptation of artificial teeth cthe gum 1?y a patented principle, which secures the most perfect aid, Combined with the greatest ease and agreeable appearance."—Morning Advertiser. August 9, 1860. Decayed teeth stopped, &a. Terms strictly moderate. 8, Grosvenor-street, Bond-street. BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, December 15. The following is the return of the Bank of Frqnce for the week, together with the corresponding figures of the previous account : Dec. 15. Dec. 8. DR. f. c. f. c. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,000 Profits in addition toCapital (Art. 8 law June 9,1857) 6,893,0E9 36 6,863,421 06 Reserve in the Bank and its branches Reserve in landed property 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation 739,383,126 722,291,475 Bank notes to order and re- ceipte payable at sight 6,432,012 87 5,865,493 16 Treasury aco. cur. creditor 93,0 , 4,132 63 81,169,733 69 Current accounts—Paris 140,571.991 44 156,053,927 48 Do. branch-banks 20,698,501 22,914,101 Dividends payable Discounts and sundry _ ',interests 21,023,505 87 20,177,984 06 Re-discounts of the last I tsii months 2,688,735 17 2,688,735 17 Sundries 1,250,055,304 22 1 ,239,076,195 57 CR. Cash in hand and branch- banks 351,562,024 15 355,640,597 15 Commercial bills overdue 558,808 39 685,176 31 CommercialbillsdiscouLted _ not yet due 301,207,229 87 289.476,566 21 Do. branch-banks 285,314,504 277,444,497 Advances on deposits of bullion . • . 14,076,585 14 15,820,653 95 Do. branch• banks.... 4,9;30,210 4,864,910 Advances on Frenchpublio securities Do, branch-banks 7,928,050 8,307,810 Advances on rclway shares and debentures 26,020,900 25,772,700 Do. branch-banks 17,072,450 17,384,250 Advances on Credit Fon- _ _ • cier Bonds 643.300 551,000 Do. branch-banks . 339,650 327,890 Advances to the State (Conven. Juno 10, 1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000 Govt. Stock Reserve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 Do. disposable Rentes immobilisees (Law June 9, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank Landed property, branches Expenses of management 2,488,973 49 2,460,764 39 Sundries 1,250,055,304 22 1,239,076,195 57 Certified, the Senator-Governor of the Bank of France. (Signed) 110VLAND. The position of the company having recently been the subject of much misrepreeentatian, the beard think it in cumbent on them to efford some information to the pro'. pricers, without waiting until the general meeting at the end of February. It will bo eatiefoctory to the proprietors to know that the 32.0 0 shares constituting the third pre ference cepilal, bearing interest at the rate of 6 per cent have, with the exception of 1,640 shares, been surrendered to the company by the holderi for conversion iota ordinary stock, and arrargements have been made for the surrender of these remaining shares also. The position of the ordinary capital will thus be improved by the rem.ival of a prier charge of £lB,OOO per annuli]. The proprietors will also: be glad to know that by means of the capital authorised last session for the*General Undertaking, Metropolitan Exten sion, and City Junction line, the-seaount clue on acknow ledements of debt calleklOd's Bonds, issued pending the placing of that capitai, 7i hem' reduced to 4115,936, for the payment of veltich'at'n24turity provision has already been made. The :"authorised capital of the company is in the „judgment of the board sufficient to complete all the company's works, including the junction with the Metropolitan Railway, discharge all their liabilities, and leave a styplua to meet demands for addi tional rolling stock, and aiding accommodation for increased traffic. An arrangement has been made with the South Western Railway Company, subject to confirmation by Parliament, by which the traffic of their whole system will, on payment of adequate tolls, obtain access over the metro politan extension lines to Ludgate-hill station, and thence ever the City junction line to the Metropolitan Railway at Farringdon-street, and the Great Northern and Midland. Railways at King's-cross. The arrangement also embraces the provision of additional accommodetienut Farringdon street for the South Western Railway lidinpany, at their cost, upon land alreay acquired by this company. The directors are happy to unzieunce that, eubjebt to the appro val of the Government inspector,' the Metroplalitan Exten sion lines will be opened tor traffic across the river to the Ludgate-hill station on the 20th inst. The company's through and suburban than will then, for the first time, by admitted to a city station. The recent traffic receipts on :the Metropolitan Extension have been represented as dis• couraging, and tending to preclude any hope of adequate return on the capital expended, Such a representation is, in the judgment of the board, without-any foundation; and it must be obvious to the proprietors that any opinion formed on the basis of existing traffic must be fallacious. The Metropolitan Extensions were designed to convey passengers, goods, and mine rals ;between the ;Great [Northern, :Midland, ;Great Wes tern, and Metropolitan Railways, the South of London, the Kent Coast, tee South of England, and the Continent. Therefore, until the last most important link in this chain i completed, none of this Vast traffic can be brought upon the lines of the company. Moreover. the company have now no station for City traffic, and up to this time have only been able, as a temporary - measure, to avail themselves of Blackfriara for that purpose, This station, when com pleted will, from its position and capacity, be unequalled for goods traffic, the pritnary object for which it was des tined, but its situation on the south side of the river has not been favourable to the full development of the passenger traffic between the City and the stations on the line already opened. In the course of next summer the junction with the Metropolitan and Great Northern Railways will be completed and opened, when the board believe that the consequent growth of traffic and increase of receipts will prove satisfactory. In the meantime they trust the pro prietors will not allow themselves to be misled or influenced by opinions or statements based on imperfect information, or emanating from hostile interests.—By order. HARRIS, D3puty Chairman. W. E. JOHNSON, Secretary. SOUTH DEVON. It appears that a second requisition was presented to the directors of this company on Monday for the simple - purpose of inducing them to hold the neLe half-yearly meeting at Exeter, and all subsequent half-yearly meetings alter. nately at Plymuth and at Exeter, The requisition calls the attention of the directors to section 63 of the Com pany's Act, 7th Vic., 1844, which provides that the half yearly meetings shall be held at Exeter, Plymouth, or Do vonport. The refusal of the directors to immediately comply with a requisition signed by 525 shareholders in the com pany for so small a matter as holding the next half-yearly meeting at Exeter instead of at Plymouth, is perhaps the most extraordinary thing on railway record Had the re quisitionists asked the directors to improve the miserable dividends they had ban paying for years there might have been some difficulty presented, but for merely holding the meeting at one end of the company's railway instead of the other, as being more convenient to the shareholders gene rally, the refusal seems abaurd. It is usual with chairmen and directors of well managed railway companies to express their satisfaction on having a large attendance of the pro prietors at the general meetings, but with the South Devon directors it seems quite the reverse. The first requisition presented to the board aboura month since on this subject was signed by 348 shareholders, the answer being to the eff ct that the directors did, not consider that a sufficient expression of opinion to induct them to make the alteration; on which Mr H. S. Ellis again appealed to the shareholders requesting them to signify their assent or dissent on the subject. The result was that 525 shareholders expressed their assent, 15 shareholdeis dissented, of whom nine resided at Plymouth, and four romained neutral. It appears that the whole numbers of shareholders in the company is 1,119, exclusive of the three subscribing companies, and of those 525 supported the requisition. The directors informed the deputation of shareholders who presented the requisition the second time, that the directors themselves would take an early opportunity of wilting the shareholders their wishes with regard to the question at issue. \clic the tone, rould 4 ogio . lat 01l ;thing see 1 )f wice. n i n to !! - ,t to Uell 8 ,co, I ' l i Lit loci/ pr eB y w ill O( Ll 3 b e [ e vote ion of er the 501 13 ° 1 0t ruc B : d last to 340 to 3 C ° to 2 - 35 to --9 Of Of all i g htlY 5 al'° be sl36 ' me jil t Wb es LOS' er 15- I PY" YlO5l 01eat' 40 10 ! ts o t. • ', , IJot 1•• roJ Id, )- (13)' ; I „ g ' r l6 ' 10 , ' 15. 21. , ,50e il a lei• of f/ 0 , 1 1(st ocbt rter. el to jor orf 'U II, Dsq ' Vio • tio" .~ ~. ~~,~ " Blount Tempest' is a remarkably clever novel, tho roughly original, a d independent of any fashion, school, or class. The reader will acknowledge that no nobler lesson was ever taught from pulpit or altar step than the author teaches in this beautiful story. In the flowing ease of the style, the richness of the language, the facility of the illus trative digressions, the reader is almost :ed away from re marking the variety of the incidents, and the ingenious com• plications of the plot. There is much dignity and purity in the sketches of female character. The heroine, Mabel Massey, is a charming creature "—Morning Post. Hurst and Blac*.tett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Price One Guinea. rrHE JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES' DIREC i., TORY for 18e5, will be published in a few days. Charles Barker and Sons, 8, Birchin-lane, London, B.C. THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. This day is published, _ A WALK ACROSS AFRICA: On, DOMESTIC SCENES FROM MY NILE JOURNAL. By JAMES AUGUSTUS GRANT, Captain H.M. Bengal Army. Fellow and Gild Di. daliA of the Royal Geographical Society. -la9taVO, With Map, price 15s. W. Illackwe.li and Sons, Edinburgh and London. Of whom may be had, WHAT LED TO THE DISCOVERY OF THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. By JOAN BANNING SPEKE, Captain H.M. Indian Army. Octavo, 14s. JOURNAL OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE SOURCE OF TUE NILE. By Ca, taro SPEKE. With Portraits of Captains Speke and Grant, and numerous Illustratio-s. In one large volume octavo, 21s. BED .ROOM CANDLES. TRICE'S CANDLES, which will not drop crease when carried."--Thin, very hard candles sold in boxes ls. and 3s. each, axe recommendel as the best carriers. " EXTRA HARD 5.12 CHAMBER CANDLES," sold in box, s 2s. each. Thicker candles intended for those who will not burn thin. " SHERWOOD ECONOMIC BED LIGHTS," In packets of 36 candles for one shilling, intended for use where cheapness ip a great object, will be found an improve ment on the ordinary candles, ai they gutter less. Special candle ticks to fit thin candles, is. and 2s. 6d each; reducing sockets, making them fit any candlesticks, 2d. each. TOIL ST SOAPS. Sherwood Brown Windsor Soap, with a pleasant scent. Belmont Glycerine Soap, contains Price's Glycerine. Camphor and Glycerine Soap, to tender skins in winter. GLYCERINE. I SHERWOODOLE Price's Glycerine" may be Cleans gloves and removes had from any Chemist, in grease and other stains. capsuled bottles, lettered Perfumed, in capsuled bot " Prices Patent," from 6d. tles, (3d. and ls. each. upwards. Impure Glycerine has been sold the state ment that it is "equal to Prices." Retail through any Grocer. Wholesale by PrITI a Patent Caudle Company (Limited), Loud, J'AIR•CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curb Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is appied. Sold at 3s. 6d.; sent free for 51 stamps. Ross's Toilet Magazine, is. 6c1., or 20 stamps. GREY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.— ALEX. ROSS'S charges for Dyeing the hair perma nently— Ladies' Hair from 7s. 6d. ; Gentlemen's from is. The Dye is sold at Is. 6d ,or sent free for M stamps. It is most easy of HAIR DESTROYER —248, High Hothorn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes, without effect to the skin, superfluous hair from the face, neck, and arms. 3s. Oct.; sent the same day as ordered by, post for 5f stamps. SPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in ALEX. ROS weCANTHARIDES OIL, which Fpeedily produces whiskers and thickens hair. 3s. 6d.; sent free for 54 stamps.— AL EX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London. Essay In Hair, Id. DIMPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the skin are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VEGE TABLE SKIN PILL. They remove redness, sallowness &o. 2s. 9d.; by post for 40 stmps.—ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London. GRAND niUNK OF CANADA. The traffic receipts Ott this company's lines for the week ending the 26th Noven4er amounted for heal passengers to £6,681, for foreign pastengets to £1,957, for emigrants to £2l, for mails, &c., to 4642, for local freight and live stock to £13,592, and for foreign freight and live stock to £3,799 —total, £26,692, againstx2s92o for the corresponding week last year, showing an litrease of £772. The total receipts from the Ist of July to the above date amounted to £499,162, and for tho stole period last year to £147,323, showing an increase of t5 !,83 „ 2,, or 11.6 per cent. East London Industrial Exhibition. Last evening a public meeting was held at the Beaumont Institution, Mile-end-road, for the purpose of receiving a report from the local co,,,,rnittee which had been formed to carry out this object, as to.takg such steps as might be deemed advisable for cArrying that object to a successful . result. The meeting was numerously attended, and was presided ever by Mr A. S. Ayrtot t , m.p. The Secretary read a report setting forth what had been done, and which stated that, while there was no appearance of lack of exhibitors, thegreat difficulty the committee had to contend with was the want of a suitable place for such an exhibition. They couldsee no means of getting out of that difficulty except by 1 110 erection of a public industrial hall. They had not the capital to do so at once, but they believed that under proper arrangements they could do so by means of shares held princiPalli by themselves. The chief object of the present meeting, %erefore, was to invite philan , hro pists and leaders of the 'various benevolent movements to be come contributors to tb:S guarantee fund, which it was pro posed to raise for the plrchase of a site, and to pay a small per tentage upon tho amount guaranteed for preliminary expenses. Mr AYRTON, m.r., in opening the proceedings, said it was unnecessary for hint at this time of day to say anything in favour of exhibitiont That had been done over and over again, and better than he could do, But at the same time, the exhibition which they were met to further was of a dis tinctive character. The great exhibitions they had witnessed, while they displayed the skill and industry of the country. and ho might say of the world, there was nothing in them to show their connection with the working men who had constructed and prepared the articles they contained. The exhibition they now, however, wanted to establish was to form a connecting link between tho employers and employed by affording to the latter an opportunity of displaying to the public tho products of their skill, ingenuity, and industry. They were told by the report that it was impossible to ob tain a building of sufficient capacity for such an exhibition, and he thought anyone who know the extent Of the Tower Hamlets would at once admit sunk to be the case. In regard to a site, they fortunately had one in the very centre of the Tower Hewlett he meant Bethnal-green. It was said to be public property, and being so it could not be turned to better account than to appropriate it for publio purposes. The Rev. Mr SOLLY then moved a resolution to the effect that the report be adopted, and seeing that up to the present time the committee have not been able to carry out the pur poses of the exhibition from the- want of a larger public building than the cast at present contained, that they there fore called upon philanthropists and others to put forth their energies towards obtaining the same in the ]test possible way, and that the central committee be empowered to take all necessary stops to carry out the same. • The Rev. INlr ROW SELL having seconded the resolution, it was unanimously adopted. Mr G. M. MURPHY next moved that the meetiug was of opinion that Bethnal-green would be the most central and accessible situation for the proposed institution, and that the committee be requested to wait upon the trustees in order to solioit the grant of that site on such terms as might be hereafter agreed on. The residution was seconded by Mr Fan, and unaui. meusly adopted. A cordial vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings, Yesterday evening the fourth annual meeting of the patrons, friends, end members of this institu tion was held at the roems, Duck-lane, Wcstmin ater. The establishment was opened in Iheember, 1860, was eel irged in the following year, end re. enlarged at the end of 1883. It has been plecsd io anion with the Society of Arts and the Metropoli tan Association for Pi ()cawing tho Education of Adults. It is open every evening, Sundays in clusive, end comprises a social club room for coffee, smoking, &e., a penny bank, an enrolled Friends of Labour Lieu Society, a temperance society with a sick fund for members, a barrow club for cester tnorgsre, a cricket club, reading, writing, and ciphering classes, a Bible class, a singing class, a labour registry, lectures on interesting subjects, and facilities for draughts and chess. A large number of periodicals aro supplied for the use of members. A weekly subscription of one halfpenny only is required of members. Numerous regulations are laid down for the preservation of order, and the ordinary details of the club are managed by a com mittee of 12 members. No less than 1050 members had been enrolled on the books, but the number actually existing is about 700, the average attends ante weekly being about '240. The following is the balance sheet for the year 1864:—" Penny Bank deposits, £Bl 4s Id; withdrawn, £B2 17s Si; since the commencement, January, 1861—deposits, £232 Is 9d; withdrawn, £215 Is 3d. Labour Loan So. ciety, 75 members. Amount of stock, £ll2 14s 24d; loans panted during the year, £228; amount in circulation since commencement, £748 183 ld. Temperance Society Fund (let a werk)t Re ceived £7 ss; paid in sickness, £5 lls 34d; balance in hand, £7 9s Bid. Barrow Club (for costermongers). Fifteen members have become proprietors of their barrows since Ootober, 1862, cost 50s each, instead of going on all their lives paying is 3d and is 63 a week for the hire of one. On the present occasion the meeting was largely attended by members, who appeared principally in their working dresses ; conspicuous in a place set apart for them were a number of representative members of temperance societies, who wore ribauds and badges distinctive of their order. The chair was taken by Sir It. W. Carden, who was supported by the Rev. J. B. Owen, M.A. ; the Rev. W. Con. way, hector of St. Margaret's ; Rev. J. Wright, NI A.; J. G. Gent, Esq., Secretary of the Ragged School Union; Mrs Cooper, Miss Adeline Cooper, the foundress of the institution, and several other ladies and gentlemen. The proceeding commenced by the singing by the assembly of the 67th Psalm, followed by prayer delivered by the Rev. Mr Owen. The secretary, Mr E. Stephens, a member of the club, read the report, which stated the continued success of the institution both in regard to the carrying out of its objects—that of affording means of recreation to working men, and promoting good feeling and kindly intercourse amoegat that body in the district, and in the advancement of each of the special advantages offered in the penny bank, temperance, and labour loan societies, the lectures, &c., while the utmost order had been preserved, as an instance of which not a single work or perioa dical had heen lost from the club-room. The read ing and writing elasseil had been found to be of great benefit to members. Regret was expressed that, in consequence of the improvements which were in contemplation, the building in which the club was located was about to be pulled down, and there was a difficulty in obtaining a new site for the erection of another. Special thanks were given to Miss Adeline Cooper, the foundress and steady benefactress of the institution.—lhe Chairman, in his epening remarks, dwelt strongly on the benes fi's 'which had been conferred on the institution by Miss Cooper, expressing his great regret at the prospect of the club-room being swept away in , he march of the so-called improvements -in the district, and urged the necessity of providing lodgments at the most moderate rent for the working classes, an object which Was much overlooked and neglected, a want which was by no means supplied by the establishment of what were called model lodging-houses, and he enlarged on the manifest advantages which were presented to the body for whom it was established by this club, the beat test of which was to be found in its success in its every department. Addresses were also delivered by, the Rev. J. B. 0 wen, the Rev. W. Conway, the Rev. J. Wright, Mr J. Payne, and others; after which a vote of thanks to the chairman and gentle. men who had attended was moved by Mr E. Bays iiss, a blind member of the club, who was followed by other members. "Rule Britannia" was then sung by the meeting, and the proceedings were ooncluded with the benediction. HEALTH OF LONDON. (From the Registrar-General's Report.) The deaths in London, which had risen in the week that ended the 19th November to 1,742, and in the two fol lowing weeks had fallen to 1,677 and 1,624, further de clined last week (ending the 10th inst,) to 1,522. During the last four weeks the mean weekly temperature of the air has not fallen below 42 deg ; last week it was almost 45 deg. The average number of deaths hi the 49th week of ten years, 1854-63, is, with a correction f)r the increase of population, 1,467. The present return exhibits an excess of 55 over ths estimated number. The deaths referred to scarlatina were 69—they were less numerous than they had been in many previous weeks. Typhus, bf which 89 fatal cases were ree ,, rded, shows a higher number than any other zymotie'lisease. There were 65 deaths from measles, and 11 from smallpox. Eight deaths from measles were returned by the registrar of Kensington-town, 4 in the sub-district of Christchurch, Marylebone, 4in Bow, Of those from typhus, 7 occurred in the Shoreditch district, 6 in Bethnal-green, 9 in Rother hithe and Greenwich districts, 4 in Plutustead. Fhthisis (or consumption) was fatal in 154 cases, bron chitis in 200, pneumonia in 97, and heart disease in 75, The first two diseases were very near their respective averages. welve nonagenarians died in the week—namely six men and six woman. The two oldest wne a man 95 years, and a woman of the same age. No less than six cases f murder or manslaughter wars registered, 4 of which were cases of infanticide. On the 6th inst , at 47, Old Pye-street, Westminster, a female hawker, aged 29 years, died of destitution—parturi tion and exhaustion (4 days). A woman wearing crinoline received fatal burns from her clothes taking fire. Last week the births of 1,020 boys and 941 girls, in all 1,961 children, were registered in Landon. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1854-63 the average number (corrected) was 1,886. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29178 in, The reading:was 30.21 in on Sunday, and fell to 29.45 in on Thursday. Tho mean temperature of the air in tho week was 41.9 deg, which is 4 deg above the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr Glaisher). The weather was unusually warm. The mean daily temperature was above the average on six days, and on the seventh was not below it. The highest day temperature was 531 deg on Monday. The lowest night temperature was 35.9 deg, and occurred on Friday and Saturday. The range in the week was 17'8 deg, The difference between the mean dew-point tempera ture and air temperature was 3'l deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 89, complete saturation being re presented by 100, which point was nearly attained on two days. The wind blew from the south-west till the Saturday, when it changed to south-east. There was no rain, except the six-hundredth of an inch on Thursday. Friday was a very fine day at the Observatory, with a clear blue sky and bright sun ; but fog prevailed on low grounds, and in parts of London it was remarkably dense. • During the week ending the 10th December, 157 births. (those of 71 boys and 86 girls) and 134 deaths (those of 76 males and 58 females) were registered within the municipal boundaries of Dublin. Its population in 1861 was 254,808, and extended over 3,808 statute acres. The deaths in Vienna, as returned by Dr Glatter, were 301 in the week ending the 3d December, when the mean temperature was 39 . 9 deg, that at Greenwich having been 43 4 deg. * This return is supplied by the Registrar• General of Ireland, AN OLD GOOSE.—The Salem Gazetle tells the following goose story :—" A young spring goose was exhi bited in Salem mrket by John Bradstreet, of Topafield on Tuesday, weighing 1714 This was one of Pout, hatched by an old goose 78 years of age, The average weight of the four was 151be.' We earnestly hope that those important organs of the general press which have joined us in de• nouncing the facilities afforded by many cther wise respectable j )urnals to the advertising quacks for ventilating their obscenities and Spreading their nets, will not desist from the useful work now so well begun. Public opinion is fairly aroused, and if the subject be not allowed to fall into oblivion by neglect a most wholesome reform will surely be eff.-cted. But it must not be forgotten that the influence to be overcome is a very powerful one. The amount of money expended by the propels tors of " Satin Friends," " Vital Regenerators," and " Guides to Manhood," in advertising their harmless wares, is very great, and no doubt to many a struggling journal the sums so received constitute an inducement which pleads very ur gently for the continu-ince of a practice which is so largely lucrative. But if the attention of the gene. ral public be sufficiently awakened to the vile nature of this traffic this inducement will cease, for the lois of circulation and the loss of character incurred by journals which shall continue to defile their columns by the announcements, will more than counterbalance the direct profits of the paid inser tions. There is no reason that we can see why it sho ild be considered much less disgraceful to print this sort of obscenity than it would be to introduce it into written correspondence or ordinary conver sation. The journalists who permit their columns to be so abused are undoubtedly the eccomplices of those whom they freely denounce is their leading articles. We willingly suppose that many have been unaware of the extent to which these men go; of the wicked falsehoods which their books isystematical:y incul cate as truths; of the cunning with which they pander to the curiosity of youth, and the artfulness with which they sow the seeds of the habits which they describe; of the ingenuity with which they hint dangers, distort natural conditions into indications of disease, and sound alarms so numerous and so well devised that only thoise who despise and distrust them can rise from the perusal of their books without fear and trembling, and the impulse to seek advice from some of their crew. Those who yield to that impulse suffer not only in pocket. but in morale. They are led to believe that which endangers their peace of mind and destroys their sell-respect. Thousands have suffered not only pecuniary de spoilment, but mental terlurc and moral self-abase. meat under their hands. There are many impore tant:organs of the press, in the metropolis and in great towns, which have not yet seriously faced this question; but we earnestly hope they will be in duced to take part on the side which honour and a regard for the public warfare and for public de cency and morality demand. The profession will have seen with great satisfaction that the plain appeal which we penned a fortnight since has found a wide echo, and has been largely endorsed by the press. But persistence in this course is essentially necesssary to such a measure of success as will materially affect the present disgraceful state of things. That journal must be considered defiled, and unfit for circulation in the families of decent men, which does not reject these advertise. ments.—The Lancet. THE VOLUNTEERS. The annual distribution of prizes to the 40th Mid. dlesex (Central London Rifle Rangers) took place last evening at the Music-hall, Store -street, in the presence of a large aamerntoly of the Volunteers end their friends. Li.ute General Sir J. Y. Scarlett, Adjutant-General of tier Majesty's forces, and honorary coloael of the corpe, filed the office of pre sident and distributed the prizes to the eucceesfin competitors. Tne prizes themselves were nearly 60 in number and £2OO in value, and consisted of cups watches, chains, field glasses, time-pieces, &c. In the absence, from domestic causes, of Lieutenant-Colonel Somerset, commanding the corps, Capt. Cowper reed the report of the doings of the corps in musketry during the past year. The result, as gathered from the document, was highly favourable to the regi ment, which in shooting has made a marked advance upon lest year's figures. Sir J. Ecarlett then ad dressed the Volunteers, and expressed hissatiefaction with the report which had been read, although he wished it had been possible for a larger proportion of the corps than 122 out of bo'l to have attended at the targets. At the same tim e , he was fully alive to the difficulties that stood in the way of working men who desired to.practice at the targets. After refer ing to the increased number of prizes given this year, and inferring therefrom the increasing interest felt in the corps and the Volunteer cause generally, the gallant general proceeded to notice the presence among themof Col. M'Murdo, who had done so much to promote the interests and welfare of that cause. (Cheers.) It was satisfactory to know that the efforts of that gallant officer had not been in vain, for the total number of Volunteers now reached 166,000 or 5,000 more than the numbers on the Ist of December, 1863. (Cheers.) It therefore appeared that the movement was a healthy and a growing one, and was natural that it should be so, inasmuch as it had not risen out of any momentary panic, but had been the result of calm popular judgment, upon comparison of the condition of this country with that of our neighbours across the Channel, who. with few colonial demands, possessed an army of 500,000 men, while Great Britain, with her colonies dispersed all over the globe, had only 220,000 men, of whom but a very small proportion were available for home defence. It therefore becam e evident to all thinking men that to ensure the safety of the country either there must be an increase in the standing army, which would entail additional taxa tion, or some other means of defence must be found. That means of defence the people had themselves found in the establishment of Volunteer corps, and such had been the progress of the movement that he entertained no doubt but the Volunteers were a pers manent institution. In conclusion, the gallant Gene ral referred to the necessity of Volunteers being tre. quently brought together to practise movements and file and volley firing, and urged upon employers the duty of affording to their servants occasional half holidays for such purposes. Upon the invitation of Sir J. Scarlett three hearty cheers were given for Colonel M•Murdo. That gallant officer briefly re turned thanks, and especially supported the Gene ' rat's recommendation to increased opportunities being afforded to Volunteers to perfect themselves in drill and shooting. He himself was a great advocate for the weekly half-holiday, which he was assured by large employers of labour had proved, wherever it had been adopted, squally beneficial to the employer and to the employed. He congratulated the 48th Middlesex upon having for their honorary colonel the leader of the hdavy cavalry charge at Belaklava—(cheers)—who had in his report of this year's inspection of them expressed his approval of their performances. Not only this regiment, bat the whole Volunteer body, was deeply indebted to Sir J. Scarlett, who as Ad j atanteGeneral, had been called upon to undergo great labour in providing military instructors for Oe . various corps. The prizes were then formally distri buted, Ensign llooper taking for the second year in succession the reward of his skill as best shut in the regiment. Two additional cups were presented, which were interesting as evincing the good feeling prevailing in the corps, one being given by the prize winners to Sergeant-Msjor Gutte r. nteet to Quarter..idg_ e and the other by the Lieut.sColoncl and the Adi =stet . ..Sergeant Scott. The ceremony r of handing over the prizes being concluded, r orrens pro posed a vote of thanks t o the chairman, which wNc s depted by acclamation. In returning thanks Sir J. Scarlett said ho could not accept ell the praise that had been bestowed upon him for his efficiei conduct towards the Volunteers, as all he had done as adjutant had been under the orders of his Royal Higbness the Commander-in-Chief, who took a ;rent interest in all that concerned the Volunteer movement. The National Anthem, pinved by the bands of the corps, which during the evening had performed several pieces of music, brought the pro .. ceediugs to is close. The cfficial trial of the iron frigate Achilles eves concluded yetterday at Portsmouth with her ht.,;!_ boiler power trials of speed at the measured mile is Steles Bay, and her tested time in making circles, to port and starboard. The same officie.lE eoeductod ;be trial yesterday as on the full-power trial of the previous d,y, and the cohdi ions of wind and wells then ware ako equal. Tao runs over the measured mile gave the following results run 5 min. 10 sec., 11 613 knots-2drun, 5 min. 99 see ., 10.315 knots-3d run, 4 min. 55 sec., 12.203 knots-4th un, 6 min. 4 see., 9.890 knots. The mean speed of the ship was 11131 knots. The tested timo in mak ieg the circles gave these results:--'l'o Port : Ti tre in getting helm up, 1 min, 9 see.—angle of r u dd er, 28 deg.—turns of whr el, 3 s—men at wheel, 14-- half circle made in 5 min. 17 sec—full circle do., 10 min. 37 sec—revolutions of engines, 37. To Starboard: Time in getting leelm up, 1 rain. 32 sec. —angle of rudder, 27 5 deg.--turns of wheel, 3.5._ men at wheel, 14—half circle made in 5 min. 14 sec.--full circle do., 10 min. 3 sec—revolutions of engines, 37. Continuing our comparison of th e Achilles with the Warrior, in our report of the full boiler power trial of the Achilles, in The Sun of yesterday, it will be found that the difference be tween the two ships in speed is about the same at half as at full-boiler power, the Warrior at half-boiler power having realised a speed of 12.186 knots against the Achilles yesterday of 11.131 knot?. It must also be mentioned that the Warrior had a greater amount of stores and coals on - board than the Achihes at her trial, and also that the Achilles' safety valves were loaded to 251 b., when the Warrior's were only loaded to 25!b, There ate, however, many things, attendant cir cumstances, connected with the trials of both ships that must be carefully considered to satisfactorily account for the defeat of the new Warrior—for so the Achilles must be considered—by the old one, and the most prominent of these undoubtedly are the 2-kin. extra immersion of the new ship, the E change of a two bladed Griffith screw for a four. bladed Mangin, and the great weight and " drag" thrown upon her really beautiful bows by her bow. mast and topgallant forecastle. These are matters that must be attended to at once, and wo trust the Admiralty will admit the necessity of doing so. Re. ference was made in our report of the Achilles full power, in the Times of yesterday, to the very su perior manner in which the general metal fittings of the ship's decks had been executed. It is but justice to a very efficient officer to state that they they have been done under the superintendence and after the designs of Mr T. P. B iker, chief engineer of Chatham Dockyard. The ventilation of the ship has also been arranged by him, and the general flow of fresh air throughout the ship below is apparently as perfect and comprehensive as it could possibly be in a ship of the Achilles class. The Highflyer, 20 gun serew corvette, 1,161 tons, and 250-horse power of engines, was commissioned yesterday at Portsmouth for Capt. T. M. S. Pasley. The half-yearly inspection, by the Civil Service Commissioners, of candidates for admission as ap prentices in Sheerness dockyard, and engineer students, was held on Tuesday and 'Wednesday, the 6th and 7th inst. There were 11 candidates for ..dmission as apprentices and 18 for admission as engineer students. On the following Thursday and Friday was held the annual examination of work. men and officers belonging to the dockyard as can lidetes for promotion during the ensuing year. The examiners were Mr W. Moody, the master ship wright, end Mr F. Martin, the assistant master shipwright of the yard. There were 59 cendidates. The half-yearly examination of engineers, as distant engineers, engineer students, and appren tices in the dockyard was held in Sheerness on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday last, when 31 engineers and assistant-engineers, 30 engineer students, and eight dockyard apprentices were examined in the following subjects from papers prepared by the Rev. J. Woolley, LL.D., her Mae jesty'a Inspector of Naval and Dockyard Schools— viz.,geography, English grammar and composition, French, arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigono metry, hydrostatics, chemistry, and steam and the steam engine. The examinations were conducted by the Rev. Roland Williams, chaplain of the yard ; Mr Wm. Rumble, inspector of machinery i float ; Mr R. S. Crockford, master of the dockyard ec:0 0 1 for apprentices, engineers, and engineer students ; end Mr S. L. Townsend, of the steam factory. In accordance with instructions to that effect received from the Horse Guards, a number of non commissioned officers and men have been selected from the depot companies of Royal Engineers v.t head-qearters, Chatham, to go through a course of instruction at the topographical, surveying, photo graphic, and other schools at Brompton Barracks, previously to bring draughted to join the service companies of the corps at the various home and colonial stations. Yesterday Sir R. Mayne, Chief Commissioner of Metropolitan Police, visited Sheerness dockyard, for the purpose of inspecting the police force at .hat establishment, which is under the immediate direction of Superintendent Strength, the head of the Metropolitan Police doing duty at Chatham. During his inspection Sir It. Mayne saw the mem. oars of the force go through the naval sword drill, in which the whole of the dockyard police are now instructed. The Proposed Underground Railway in Whitechapel. A public meeting of the inhabitants of Whitechapel, con vened by the churchwardens, in terms of a requisition pre sented to them tor that purpose, was held last evening in the large school room, St, Mary-street, I, lThitechapel-road, for the purpose of taking into consideration the proposal to construct an underground railway from Aldgate to Mile end. The meeting was presided over by the Rev. P, Cohen, the rector of the parish. The RECTOR, in opening the proceedings, referred to the scheme as one seriously affecting the interests of the public. Whether the public benefit would be at all commensurate with the private injury was another question; but he con fessed he could not understand how that could be, as it appeared to run nowhere, terminating as it did at the canal bridge in Mile-end. Mr J. littnsorr, surveyor to the board of trustees, read a report he had prepared for presentation to that be ly respecting the scheme, and which stated that he had examined the scheme together with the others which had been proposed for the eastern district of the metropolis, and he had come to the conclusion that it would bo injurious to proposed line was d...uble the dthepetthraodfethofetlkhle h. Theto p r a o r p i o s litanline which had gone along Eus ton-road, and would as a necessary consequence increase the injury to property in the course of its formation. The rails would be laid at an average depth of 35ft below tho road way. The reason of its being made so deep was to prov, nt cola petition with two other underground lin,t n w hi e ), par ted through the pariah, namely, the East Metropolitan and the South London, and within the lines of deviatiQn of the three schemes some 600 houses aro included. There appeared to be no want of accommodation, a n d consequently no necessity for the proposed line, as between Aldgate and the proposed terminus the London Genera Omnibus Company run 193 journeys each way between Aldgate and Mile-end-gate daily, while 80 journeys were made each day the whole length if the proposed line. To that number had to be added the etnnibn2c,s nit belonging to that company. There were also now three railways stations within three quarters nf mile of the proposed terminus and a station in conrse of .construction at Bow. On the motion cf Mr GALS, toconded by Mr Fltrurnnnr, the report was adopted, as were also resolutions a dverse to the formation of the proposed line. On the motion of Mr FRA.N C E a memoria' in opposition to the scheme was resolved to be forthwith prepared for signs• tare by the inhabitants and presented to the Board of Trade. A committee was then appointed to draw up such memo rial and take the necessary steps to oppose the scheme in such manner as they might consider necessary. A. vote of thanks to the chairwan closed the prcceetilob-6, ..g=tirtr4 ir ! i , li' 1.